India wins a thrilling match to knock the home team South Africa
09/20/2007:
India wins a thrilling match to knock the home team South Africa out of the Twenty20 tournment. India won the toss and elected to bat, India's starting was not good with 61 for four in the 11th over, but with help from Rohit Sharma (50 not out, 40 balls, seven fours, two sixes) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's (45, 33 balls, four four, one six) lead India to a defended total of 153 for five in 20 overs. Now it was up to the Indian bowler to show there stuff and they did. RP Singh led the way with terrific fielding and even more terrific bowling. He finished with four for 13 in four overs, while Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh grabbed two wickets each. South Africa never had a chance with lossing early wickets and never able to get things under control. Now India will face Australia on Sep 22.
India wins a thrilling match to knock the home team South Africa out of the Twenty20 tournment. India won the toss and elected to bat, India's starting was not good with 61 for four in the 11th over, but with help from Rohit Sharma (50 not out, 40 balls, seven fours, two sixes) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's (45, 33 balls, four four, one six) lead India to a defended total of 153 for five in 20 overs. Now it was up to the Indian bowler to show there stuff and they did. RP Singh led the way with terrific fielding and even more terrific bowling. He finished with four for 13 in four overs, while Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh grabbed two wickets each. South Africa never had a chance with lossing early wickets and never able to get things under control. Now India will face Australia on Sep 22.